Print Email Facebook Twitter Development of a Toolchain for Aero-structural Design of Composite AWE Kites Title Development of a Toolchain for Aero-structural Design of Composite AWE Kites Author Candade, A.A. (TU Delft Wind Energy; EnerKíte) Ranneberg, M. (EnerKíte) Schmehl, R. (TU Delft Wind Energy) Date 2019 Abstract The earlier in the design process the trade-offs between a system’s cost and its performance can be determined, the easier it is to narrowin on an optimal final design. In order to explore the initial design space for composite carbon kites, it is imperative to assess the load couplings effects and its impact on the aerodynamics of the wing, and ultimately the performance of the system’s yield. CFD and 3D finite element methods are currently too computationally expensive to efficiently explore the design space at such an early stage of the design process. This leads to the need for a toolchain that has sufficient modelling fidelity while being efficient enough to be used for conceptual design. An efficient aero-structural toolchain is the focus of this work. To reference this document use: http://resolver.tudelft.nl/uuid:0951fbaa-3dbe-4fec-885f-8bddbabf6fc6 Page numbers 128-128 Event 8th international Airborne Wind Energy Conference (AWEC 2019), 2019-10-15 → 2019-10-16, University of Strathclyde, Glasgow, United Kingdom Part of collection Institutional Repository Document type abstract Rights © 2019 A.A. Candade, M. Ranneberg, R. Schmehl Files PDF ch58_awec44_Candade.pdf 207.92 KB Close viewer /islandora/object/uuid:0951fbaa-3dbe-4fec-885f-8bddbabf6fc6/datastream/OBJ/view